Autumn Red Polls

We had a pleasant early autumn and the red ladies seemed to enjoy it. The flies were gone and the grass was still plentiful:

I always say hello to the cows when I walk out into the field, calling them by name. These two were Violet and Amy:

I enjoy the cool air and beautiful scenery. The cows enjoy the grass and the freedom from biting insects:

The two little horses grazed while Violet and Amy watched me as I moved around them:

  I saw Jasmine lying down near Scarlett and I had two pairs of pruning shears with me, so I walked over:

Jasmine has a problem with her hooves growing too long and she's the tamest of the cows - so I've been trying to clip off the end of her longest claw when I see her lying down like this:

Success! I clipped off the end of the claw under the yellow arrow. The two claws on her other foot (under the blue arrow) broke off naturally this year:

Jasmine has been keeping up with the herd better than before. I try to give her a little extra nutrition also:

Rosella should be pregnant but she sure doesn't look like it, does she?

Lazy, pleasant autumn days:

But as I posted yesterday, I finally had to start putting out hay. I popped off the outer layer before I dropped the rest of the bale in the feeder, and the cows ran over to help themselves:

Then the horses came over to join the feast: